Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann, soon at Bayern? – Martin Meissner / AP / SIPA
Bayern Munich have started negotiations to sign young Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann to replace Hansi Flick next season, two German media outlets said on Sunday. speaking of a record sum under discussion.
According to the daily Bild, generally well informed, Leipzig, Munich’s main rival this year in the national championship, however asks 30 million euros to release Nagelsmann, 33, under contract in Saxony until 2023.
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The sports information site Sport 1 also indicates that the negotiations have started and speaks for his part of a sum “significantly greater than 15 million euros”. If such an amount ends up being paid, it would make it the most expensive recruiting in the world for a club coach, according to the two media.
Discussions are shaping up to be tight, however, as Hansi Flick is himself under contract in Munich until 2023. He recently asked to step down at the end of this season due to disagreements with club management over politics. recruitment, but he still has to find an amicable agreement. Hansi Flick is considered the big favorite to replace Joachim Löw at the end of the Euro, starting at the head of the German team.